Sentence examples for forecasts met from inspiring English sources

"The data and the spot weather forecasts met the fire prescription," the Bandelier superintendent, Mr. Weaver, said in an interview before his suspension was announced.

Thanks for the forecasts, Met people, but don't debauch the currency of necessary warnings with needless scare stories about what happens when it rains.

The most useful indicator is not necessarily whether the forecast was on target but whether the forecast meets proximate and internal validity criteria.

Therefore, XM may need to increase marketing, advertising and promotional expenses above forecasts to meet its stated subscriber growth goals.

Colgate said that rising costs hurt its profit margins in its last quarter but that the income still met forecasts.

The higher shipping rates came as growth in United States business met forecasts for the first time in several quarters.

Earlier this month, Nextel said it had its first full-year profit in 2002 as it met forecasts for subscriber growth.

The company met forecasts for 2006 with a 28percentt jump in pretax profit, to $8.54 billion, on sales that were up 11percentt, at $26.48 billion, driven by blockbusters like its ulcer drug Nexium, the cholesterol fighter Crestor and the schizophrenia treatment Seroquel.

Recent upbeat business surveys have suggested that firms may be preparing to increase capital spending; but Steve Radley, head of policy at manufacturers' group the EEF, expressed scepticism about whether even the new, less ambitious forecasts could be met.

Earnings per share were a penny ahead of analyst expectations, while revenue met forecasts.

Adjusted earnings of 8 cents per share beat analyst expectations, while revenue met forecasts.